Fraserburgh Golf Club
Links golf at Philorth since 1891, par 70 over 6,318 yards. The club itself goes back to 1777.
There’s a lot of history at Fraserburgh, and a lot of lovely links golf too.
The club was founded in 1777, and it counts itself the fifth oldest in Scotland. Since 1891 it has played at Philorth Links, just south of the town, where the Corbiehill course rolls through the big sand dunes along Fraserburgh Bay. James Braid redesigned it in 1922, and much of his work is still there. Climb to the 3rd tee, on top of Corbiehill, for a view over the whole course. A round costs £150, and there’s a nine-hole course, Rosehill, if you’d like a few more holes.
The club first played nine holes on the town’s own links. Crowds and danger to the public moved it here to Philorth in 1891, on land Lord Saltoun gave for a nominal rent.
The road runs along the inland side of the course. New holes added in 1976 brought every hole of Corbiehill onto the same side of it.
18 holes. Par 70 and 6,318 yards from the white tees, down to 5,323 from the red.
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Corbie Hill | Braids Bellow | Whytes Shelter | The Plateau | The Hump | The Cottage | The Well | The Spruces | Lang Whang | Solitude | Elsie’s | The Castle | The Hillocks | Homeward | The Bents | The Valley | Peninsula | The Bridge | |||
| White | 434 | 391 | 331 | 328 | 183 | 529 | 165 | 372 | 458 | 3,191 | 332 | 357 | 389 | 341 | 198 | 508 | 378 | 189 | 435 | 3,127 | 6,318 |
| Yellow | 404 | 363 | 310 | 307 | 180 | 496 | 131 | 365 | 449 | 3,005 | 277 | 310 | 364 | 305 | 189 | 508 | 345 | 154 | 378 | 2,830 | 5,835 |
| Red | 398 | 361 | 296 | 301 | 139 | 452 | 125 | 276 | 443 | 2,791 | 271 | 305 | 314 | 265 | 160 | 398 | 330 | 118 | 371 | 2,532 | 5,323 |
| Par · White, Yellow | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Par · Red | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 68 |
| Ladies' par · Yellow | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 72 |
| Ladies' par · Red | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 72 |
| Stroke index · White | 9 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Stroke index · Yellow | 7 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Stroke index · Red | 5 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 8 | |||
| Ladies' stroke index · Yellow | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Ladies' stroke index · Red | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 8 | |||
| Score |
The holes tinted yellow are the highlights below. Press one to read about it. The club’s own card. Its hole pages also list a championship tee, the white with a 402-yard 16th (6,342 in all).
The course climbs Corbiehill early on, and from the 14th tee the closing stretch heads back towards the clubhouse.
2Braids Bellow
The club calls it a typical Braid hole, and the one that shows his 1922 redesign best. It runs uphill to a raised green, with big mounds on the fairway, and it’s the only hole on the course without a bunker.
- 3
Whytes Shelter
The tee is on top of Corbiehill, with a view over the whole course, so take a moment here. The hole plays downhill, with a big fairway bunker at about 250 yards, to a green that sends anything short rolling back towards you.
- 9
Lang Whang
The longest par four on the course and rated the hardest. The last 60 yards or so of fairway are all bumps and hollows, so even a short second needs some thought.
- 12
The Castle
Named after Cairnbulg Castle nearby, home of Lord Saltoun, who gave the land for the course in 1891. The drive has to carry a narrow neck of fairway before it opens out.
- 13
The Hillocks
One of the best known holes on the course, named for its many mounds and hillocks. Two big mounds sit around the landing area, each with a bunker in front, and the large green slopes from back to front.
A links among the dunes of Fraserburgh Bay since 1891, played by a club founded in 1777.
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Yards
- 6,318
- Founded
- 1777
Green fees, 2026
- Corbiehill, a round£150
To hire
- Caddie (2025)£65
- Fore caddie, four players (2025)£100
- Buggy
- Electric trolley
- Push trolley
The clubhouse
The clubhouse has a full catering service for members and visitors.
Rosehill, the club’s nine-hole course, and the Dunes Golf Centre next door.
The club is at Philorth Links, Fraserburgh AB43 8TL, about half a mile south of the town links where the club first played.
Fraserburgh is about 40 miles north of Aberdeen, and the club says the airport is within 40 minutes. There’s no railway here; the nearest station is Inverurie, 35 miles away.
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For further reading, before you go.
- Book a tee timeThe club’s own booking page.fraserburghgolfclub.org↗
- Visitor informationThe green fee, the discounts and packages for groups.fraserburghgolfclub.org↗
- Caddie servicesCaddie and fore caddie fees, and how to ask for one.fraserburghgolfclub.org↗
- FacilitiesThe clubhouse, catering, hire and the practice area.fraserburghgolfclub.org↗
- Buggy policyWhat to read and sign before taking a buggy out.fraserburghgolfclub.org↗
- The courseCorbiehill and Rosehill, with every hole and its card.fraserburghgolfclub.org↗
- Club historyFrom 1613 and 1777 to Braid, the fire and the new clubhouse.fraserburghgolfclub.org↗
- The Corbiehill flyoverA film of the course from the air, voiced by Ewen Murray.youtube.com↗
- Dunes Golf CentreThe golf centre next door to the club.dunesgolfcentre.co.uk↗
- Top 100 Golf Courses on FraserburghA short history of the course and its changes.top100golfcourses.com↗
- Fraserburgh Golf ClubThe club’s own website, for everything else.fraserburghgolfclub.org↗